Vanderbilt took a one-point lead over Northwestern with 15 seconds in their first round matchup in the NCAA tournament. Then the Commodores made a major mistake: thinking his team had a foul to give, Vandy’s Matthew Fisher-Davis fouled Northwestern’s Bryant McIntosh.
But Vanderbilt didn’t have a foul to give. Instead, McIntosh stepped to the line for a one-and-one and calmly drained the tying and go-ahead free throw.
Vandy with the late go-ahead bucket! And then... the... foul????? pic.twitter.com/qDI1ANU3NC
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 16, 2017
The Wildcats got a stop on the final possession and won their first NCAA tournament game ever.
This is a really unfortunate mistake for Fisher-Davis, who played an otherwise great game and finished with a team-high 22 points. He simply made a mental error in the clutch.
Fisher-Davis in Vandy locker room didn't offer a great explanation other than: "I made a dumb-ass foul."
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 16, 2017
Matthew Fisher-Davis: "It was a collective effort in coming back, and it was my dumb mistake why we lost."
— Adam Sparks (@AdamSparks) March 16, 2017
That’s part of the reason why the NCAA tournament is the most heart-stopping event in sports.
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